The バンザイ連盟 Banzai Federation of Shinnokawa is a huge, efficient nation, ruled by Emperor Shiro Onosaka with an even hand, and remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, zero percent divorce rate, and aversion to nipples. The hard-nosed population of 828 million Shinnokawans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small government prioritizes Education, with Defense, Law & Order, and Administration also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Shintochi. The average income tax rate is 26.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Shinnokawan economy, worth 75.3 trillion Shiheis a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Retail, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 90,892 Shiheis, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The government has adopted a "Lightning Never Strikes Twice" approach to dealing with natural disasters, the tightness of border controls in Shinnokawa leave a little to be desired, stealing from a clothesline is a serious offence, and grumbling early morning commuters bemoan having to travel to work in the dark. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shinnokawa's national animal is the Sunlight Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.